Regional Study on Behavioural Tendency in Adolescents: Assessment and Analysis of Personal and Socio-Economic Environment

Deepika Sharma* and Sheela Sangwan

Department of Human development & Family Studies, I.C College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar

*Corresponding author

Abstract:

The present study “Regional Study on Behavioural Tendency in Adolescents: Assessment and Analysis of Personal and Socio-Economic Environment” was undertaken with the specific objectives viz (i) to analyse the personal and socio-economic profile of adolescents, (ii) to identify the factors influencing adolescents’ aggression. The data was collected from Hisar District of Haryana. A total sample of 250 adolescents’ in the age group of 13-15 years was randomly selected. Aggression scale developed by Mathur and Bhatnagar (2012) was used to study the aggressive behaviour. The collected data were tabulated, processed and analyzed by employing statistical technique i.e. frequencies, z test and regression analysis. The results of study indicated that in rural area; physical aggression was significantly more in male adolescents while verbal and relational aggression was significantly high in female adolescents. Similarly in urban area, male adolescents had significantly high physical and verbal aggression whilst relational aggression was high in female adolescents. Gender, family income, ordinal position, paternal education and maternal education came out as a significant predictors of the aggression in adolescents.